My method of list making is not to make a single list per project, but rather to make a series of lists that help me define it as it goes.
Adam Savage
Сo-host of the MythBusters
Keep three and only three lists: a Todo List, a Watch List, and a Later List. The more into lists you are, the more important this is.
Mark Andreesen
Co-founder of a16z
My way of working is to beat an idea into a list of bullets. The bullets are short, but they give me enough to see the rough shape & structure…
Duncan Jones
Film Director
Productivity apps have to be clean and simple. Backgrounds, stickers and mascots brings distraction.
Сoncise design helps you to focus and be more productive.
It seems that checkboxes is not a big deal but it changes the way you work, plan or track things.
Checkboxes helps you to see instantly where you are in any project, at any given moment.
Large lists is a mess. Break them up by headings to make a clean visual structure. Create stages, categories, features or anything you want.
Headings helps you to control sprawl and keep your columns more organized.
Yeah, you can chat with your team inside every card. All discussion and decisions will be in one place.
Chats helps a team to be on the same page.
The Kanban workflow moves tasks—cards—through stages (Features > Design > Development > Done). This works well when you're working on a big feature. But most of the time, your team works on independent tasks (fixing bugs, designing banners, writing posts) and in these cases kanbans don't help: you don't need "design" to fix a bug.
The main way to use Columns as a task manager is to create checklists of tasks and click 'check' when each task is completed. It is simple, powerful and flexible.
You can work the way you like—and that includes the kanban workflow, too.
Designed to be personal.
Great for teams.